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Help These Boys Support Tech Tuition Hope
Georgia trustees require a tuition from Tech students this year and Dr Matheson urges public spirited Georgians to help worthy boys continue their education. He notes loans are repaid and graduates find jobs, insisting a few dollars should not deny a boy schooling at Tech.
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Georgia School of Technology
K. G. Matheson
Georgia
Dr. Matheson
Tech
The
General Assembly
Magic of Good Roads Promotes Permanent Highway Upkeep
An advertising piece argues for hard surfaced highways regardless of construction type, claiming roads boost traffic, farm sales, local business, and property values. It recounts a town returning home to find a revived, bustling community aided by improved infrastructure, with a strong case for permanent, intensive highway development.
No Let Up In Crusade For Public Road Safety In Atlanta
Editorial lauds the Junior Chamber of Commerce traffic safety drive in Atlanta. It commends arrests and the recorder’s impartial handling of offenders, noting reduced traffic violations and calls for continued action to curb hazards and boost city revenue.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dehait
Atlanta
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Why the Revolver Opinion Pamphlet Sparks Debate
The pamphlet Why the Revolver by John R. Thompson of Chicago argues against pistol manufacture and arms in general. It notes Thompson's $1,000 reward offer for reasons to justify guns and cites newspaper editorials supporting outlawing the industry. The text labels concealed weapons a menace and calls for federal action to end pistol production.
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John R. Thompson
Chicago
Thompson
East
America
Elbert Hubbard
Prosperity Begins Anew In Georgia Says Albany Herald
The Albany Herald argues a new prosperity day is dawning in Georgia with diversifying crops and rising prices. It notes crops like melons and fruits performing well, increased building, and an optimistic mood spreading from southwest Georgia to the state, urging people to focus on the coming morning rather than past spending. Slacker Bergdolf is described as seeking to control his property amid fear of labor.
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Albany
Georgia
Propheta
Southwest Georgia
Slacker Bergdolf
The
Albany Herald
South Georgia
Georgia Voices and Humble Homefront Bits
A collage from Georgia era columns includes poetic vignettes, hometown prose, and scanning snippets. It features rustic reflections on harvest, sun and rain, rural life, dialect sketches, and brief notes from The Albany and Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. Nimble lines celebrate community resilience amid weather, work, and faith.
Tuition Hike at Georgia Tech Sparks Editor’s Plea for Aid
In a letter to The Constitution, the editor denounces a planned tuition rise at Georgia Tech from 30 to 100 dollars, arguing it will bar many worthy, working students from higher education. He notes Georgia’s high legislative costs and criticizes state spending while calling for affordable training paths for needy youths. The letter recalls 1918 pay raises for legislators and officials. Montreal is cited as a leading French-speaking city.
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Georgia School of Technology
Georgia
Shuffle Along Broadway Nocturnal Rollick Inspires Buzz
New York August 19 a midnight performance by all colored players on Broadway creates a nocturnal buzz for Shuffle Along at an old West Sixty-third street theater. Noble Sisale and Aubrey Lyles wrote it, with notable names in attendance and a lively foyer promenade echoing old vaudeville vibes. The scene mixes rough charm with varied talent including a standout “daddy” song, while critics note mediocre scenery yet a fresh Broadway idea. A saxophonist neighbor charms under a hot back-yard Greenwich Village night as other urban incidents unfold, including a Ninth Avenue clash and a police rebuke, plus price cuts at the Hipprodrome as Broadway wrestles with rising costs.
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New York
All Colored Players
Broadway
West Sixty-third Street
Noble Sisale
Aubrey Lyles
Lance
Acta
Diamond Jim
Pearl White
Duncan Bisters
Londons
Jesse Reed
Audrey Mample
Irving Berlin
Wallis McCutcheon
Ned Wayburn
Dorothy Gleh
Emily Orange
Jeffrey
A &Ay
Paris
Ming
Greenwich Village
Ig & Row
Paddy's Market
Ninth Avenue
Great Preparations for Dixie Highway Cincinnati Meeting
Four caravan divisions will depart September 6 from Jacksonville Gainesville Brunswick and Augusta to converge at Lexington on September 8 then travel to Cincinnati for the Dixie Highway association convention September 8 9 and 20. Routes pass through Savannah the Carolinas Louisville and other cities with reunions at Covington and Dayton to join the final entry.
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Ohio
Lexington
Dixie Highway Association
Jacksonville
Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Georgia
Brunswick
Savannah
Th. Carolinas
Augusta
Atlanta
Rome
Chattanooga
Macon
Nashville
Knoxville
Ashaville
Louisville
Covington
Paris
Independence Pike
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Dayton
Octogenarian Viscount Bryce Walks Berkshire Hills
Viscount Bryce at eighty two shows Americans the virtue of walking. He covers Berkshire hills on foot, rarely using a car unless necessary. His health is excellent and he advocates walking as nature intended, contrasting with a modern car bound, porch loving nation.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Viscount Bryce
Berkshire Hills
Berkshires
Lord Bryce
America
Public Welfare Planning Inspectors Resume Work in Georgia
The state legislature authorized 15000 for the board of public welfare to resume inspection of institutions jails and juvenile courts with 8000 extra for this year. C V Howard of Atlanta chairs the trustees and aids in organizing. During the session the department closed a Georgia charitable institution after finding mistreatment of children.
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State Board of Public Welfare
Burr Blackburn
C. V. Howard
Atlanta
Auta
Georgia
New Georgia writer praised in reviews
Mrs. C. E. Broyles of Ringgold has published her first book Jessmines a Georgia love story by Stratford of Boston. Reviewers compare her style to Thomas Nelson Page and praise the work. The widow of the late C. G. Broyles is well known in Georgia.
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C. E. Broyles
Jessmines
Georgia
Stratford Company
Boston
Health Talks on Delayed Development by Dr Brady
Dr Leon V Kear of Oyster Bay reports a case of a seven and a half year old boy failing to grow or gain weight. The child is lethargic timid and fatigued with a height of 44 inches and weight 35 pounds. After cautious gland hormone treatment the boy gained weight and two inches in four months becoming more active and independent. The discussion cautions against self treatment and urges consulting a family physician for guidance.
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Leon V. Kear
Oyster Bay
M. D
Keare
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Fulton County Commission Votes Funds for Railway Union Event
The Fulton County Commission met to approve 1500 dollars to host the Amalgamated Association of Railway and Electric Employees of America in Atlanta for a ten day session beginning in September.
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Fulton County Commission
Amalgamated Association of Railway and Electric Employees of America
Atlanta
LEA
Today's Talk on the Thistle Theme in Life
A 1921 column reflects on a field of thistles seen as beautiful under a microscope a thousand flowers in one. It warns of "prickers" or obstacles blocking desires, urging careful planning to overcome fences and gain rewards earned through effort, noting plain appearance masks hidden wonders.
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Ike
Teachers Plan City Meeting On Urgent Tax Increase
W A Sutton superintendent of schools called a meeting of all white directors supervisors principals and teachers at the Commercial High school auditorium next Monday morning at 9 o clock to discuss the necessity for an urgent tax rate increase. He says Atlanta schools face an extraordinary crisis and urges full attendance.
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W. A. Sutton
Commercial High School
Atlanta
Southeastern Employees Entertained by President Hockaday
The Swastika club of Southeastern Express employees formed at 83 North Pryor Street. R. M. Vogel chairs the entertainment committee planning an outing and barbecue at reservoir No. 1 on Labor Day. J. B. Hockaday will host a dance at Roseland Hall on Friday August 26 with card-only admission. The club, with large membership, will stage two dances monthly.
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Swastika Club
Southseastern Express Company
North Pryor Street
R. M. Vogel
Reservoir
J. B. Hockaday
Southeastern Express Company
Roseland Hall
Reunion of Rev. Robert Jones Descendants Set for Grant Park
Descendants of Rev. Robert Jones of DeKalb County plan a reunion at Grant Park on Friday August seventeenth, marking the seventeenth annual event.
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Robert Jones
DeKalb County
Grant Park
Olympians Defeat Picked Nine 48 to 28 in Montgomery
The Montgomery Advertiser notes real estate talks misstate a transfer to the Atlanta Improvement Association tied to Mr Kimball who funds stock. The Olympians, featuring top R. E. Led club players from New Orleans, plan to play at the Atlanta fair in October after a 48 to 28 win over the Picked Nine. they say they did not seek to conquer Louisiana, New York, Alabama and Tennessee.
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Atlanta Improvement Association
Montgomery County
New Orleans
Olympians
Montgomery
Boyd
Georgia
Louisiana
New York
Alabama
Tennessee
Correction on Olympians versus Pastimes baseball game
In Font, Georgia on August 18, 1871 a reader corrects a previously published report about a local baseball match. The Olympians did not play a picked nine from the Pastimes. instead the Pastimes supplied a picked nine including Old Country Name and Connie Blues, with the best players.
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West Font
Olympians
Montgomery
Manning Bill of Exceptions in Case of Manning
Clyde Manning, a negro farm boss on the John Wil Hams Plantation in Jasper county, and Williams faced murder charges in Newton county. Manning and Williams were life-sentenced in separate trials for drownings tied to a peonage inquiry. Manning filed a bill of exceptions after Judge Humphries refused to grant a new trial. the appeal now rests before the Georgia Supreme Court.
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EB. Marvin Underwood
Clyde Manning
John Wil Hams
Jasper County
Fife
Millledgevile
Wil Flames
Humphries
Anning
Supreme Court
John B. Hutcheson
Stone Mountain Circuit
Hutcheson
Manning
Williams
Newton County
Alcovey River
Covington
Greene B. Johnson
Monticello
Manining
Wiliams
Williamg
Fawton
Willams
Alcovey
South Rivers
Williams Farm
Bosa
Fulton County
Johnsonian Justice Faces Tough Decisions on Female Parties
Justice Johnson, likened to Burm by the reporter, admits no criminal case yesterday and struggles with ways to rule when women are involved, showing a humane yet cautious approach to gendered party matters. The article highlights his sympathy for one side and pity for the other in delicate disputes.
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Justice Johnson
Burm
Youth cited for apple theft in suburb store incident
A colored youth was caught yesterday morning at a suburb store stealing an apple and was roughly handled. The episode raises questions about consequences and fairness as discussed by Mr. Macleod in Mrs. Hayworth's novel, suggesting doubt about the value of the gain.
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Mr. Macleod
Mrs. Hayworth
Ellis Seeks Ninth Ward Council Seat On Police Reform
O K Ellis, candidate for ninth ward councilman, pledges 100 percent support for adopting the majority bank report and backing three grand juries while open to a city charter vote. He presses for clean government, well-funded schools, better parks and streets, and invites inquiry into his civic record. Horace Russell opposes him on police reform.
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O. K. Elis
Ninth Ward
Adons “Ion
Banco Report
Ellis
Horace Russell
Tha Vy
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